diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a04bc338..2072a7ae 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([fftw],
             [AM_CXXFLAGS="-I$with_fftw/include $AM_CXXFLAGS"]
             [AM_LDFLAGS="-L$with_fftw/lib $AM_LDFLAGS"])
 
+############### LIME
+AC_ARG_WITH([lime],
+            [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-lime=prefix],
+            [try this for a non-standard install prefix of the LIME library])],
+            [AM_CXXFLAGS="-I$with_lime/include $AM_CXXFLAGS"]
+            [AM_LDFLAGS="-L$with_lime/lib $AM_LDFLAGS"])
+
 ############### lapack 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([lapack],
     [AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-lapack=yes|no|prefix], [enable LAPACK])], 
@@ -155,6 +162,14 @@ AC_SEARCH_LIBS([fftw_execute], [fftw3],
                [AC_DEFINE([HAVE_FFTW], [1], [Define to 1 if you have the `FFTW' library])]
                [have_fftw=true])
 
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS([limeCreateReader], [lime],
+               [AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LIME], [1], [Define to 1 if you have the `LIME' library])]
+               [have_lime=true],
+	       [AC_MSG_WARN(C-LIME library was not found in your system.
+In order to use ILGG file format please install or provide the correct path to your installation
+Info at: http://usqcd.jlab.org/usqcd-docs/c-lime/)])
+
+
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS([H5Fopen], [hdf5_cpp],
                [AC_DEFINE([HAVE_HDF5], [1], [Define to 1 if you have the `HDF5' library])]
                [have_hdf5=true]
@@ -164,15 +179,6 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILD_HDF5, [ test "${have_hdf5}X" == "trueX" ])
 CXXFLAGS=$CXXFLAGS_CPY
 LDFLAGS=$LDFLAGS_CPY
 
-AC_CHECK_LIB([lime],[limeCreateReader],
-  [AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LIME],[1],[Define to 1 if you have the `LIME' library (-llime).])]
-  [have_lime=true]
-  [LIBS="$LIBS -llime"],
-  [AC_MSG_WARN(C-LIME library was not found in your system.
-In order to use ILGG file format please install or provide the correct path to your installation [default search path ~/lime/]
-Info at: http://usqcd.jlab.org/usqcd-docs/c-lime/)])
-
-
 ############### SIMD instruction selection
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([simd],[AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-simd=code],
               [select SIMD target (cf. README.md)])], [ac_SIMD=${enable_simd}], [ac_SIMD=GEN])
diff --git a/lib/qcd/hmc/HMCModules.h b/lib/qcd/hmc/HMCModules.h
index 0535dd54..8b9b0479 100644
--- a/lib/qcd/hmc/HMCModules.h
+++ b/lib/qcd/hmc/HMCModules.h
@@ -108,4 +108,4 @@ class StoutSmearingModule: public SmearingModule<ImplementationPolicy>{
 }  // namespace QCD
 }  // namespace Grid
 
-#endif  // GRID_HMC_MODULES
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif  // GRID_HMC_MODULES
diff --git a/lib/qcd/hmc/HMC_GridModules.h b/lib/qcd/hmc/HMC_GridModules.h
index 1f5c4bbd..8331c02b 100644
--- a/lib/qcd/hmc/HMC_GridModules.h
+++ b/lib/qcd/hmc/HMC_GridModules.h
@@ -130,4 +130,4 @@ typedef GridFourDimModule<vComplex> GridDefaultFourDimModule;
 
 }  // namespace Grid
 
-#endif  // HMC_GRID_MODULES
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif  // HMC_GRID_MODULES